{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-67.171","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 67.171","heading":"Deletion; requirement and procedure.","body":"(a) A Certificate of Documentation together with any endorsement(s) thereon is invalid, except as provided in § 67.161, and the vessel is subject to deletion from the roll of actively documented vessels when:\n(1) The vessel is placed under foreign flag;\n(2) The vessel is sold or transferred in whole or in part to a person who is not a citizen of the United States within the meaning of subpart C of this part;\n(3) Any owner of the vessel ceases to be a citizen of the United States within the meaning of subpart C of this part;\n(4) The owner no longer elects to document the vessel;\n(5) The vessel no longer measures at least five net tons;\n(6) The vessel ceases to be capable of transportation by water;\n(7) The owner fails to exchange the Certificate as required by § 67.167;\n(8) The owner fails to maintain the markings required by subpart I of this part;\n(9) The endorsements on the Certificate are revoked because the vessel owner is the subject of an outstanding civil penalty assessed by the Coast Guard; or\n(10) The owner fails to:\n(i) Renew the endorsement(s) as required by § 67.163; or\n(ii) Comply with the provisions of § 67.165.\n(b) Where a cause for deletion arises for any reason under paragraphs (a)(1) through (6) of this section, the owner must send to the National Vessel Documentation Center a statement setting forth the reason(s) deletion is required.\n(c) When a Certificate of Documentation is required to be deleted because the vessel has been placed under foreign flag or has been sold or transferred in whole or in part to a non-citizen of the United States, the owner of that vessel must comply with the requirements of paragraph (b) of this section, and file:\n(1) Evidence of the sale or transfer, if any; and\n(2) Evidence that the Maritime Administration has consented to the sale or transfer, except for vessels identified in § 67.11(b) and vessels for which the Maritime Administration has granted approval for unrestricted sale or transfer pursuant to regulations set forth in 46 CFR part 221.\n(d) A certificate evidencing deletion from U.S. documentation will be issued upon request of the vessel owner to the National Vessel Documentation Center upon compliance with the applicable requirements of this subpart.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER G—DOCUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT OF VESSELS","PART 67—DOCUMENTATION OF VESSELS","Subpart L—Validity of Certificates of Documentation; Renewal of Endorsement; Requirement for Exchange, Replacement, Deletion, Cancellation"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-46.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:22Z","sha256":"d0ea065981c8e168450d5a6d0e4d5290ecfcf5852f2d1c2391854d61d0fd6622","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-67.169","next":"us/46-cfr-67.173"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}